Source: ABC News and Salon.com 
Craig's list of accusers is lengthening.

Two men, including a former male escort, have confirmed to ABC News allegations that they had sexual encounters with Idaho's embattled Sen. Larry Craig.

Mike Jones, 50, told ABC News, Craig paid him $200 for sex during the winter of 2004-2005.

A second man, a 50-year old former Army captain, also told ABC News, that Craig made sexual advances towards him in the men's room of a Republican gathering in Washington state in 1981.

The men were two of eight new people who claimed encounters with Craig in an article published Sunday by the Idaho Statesman newspaper. [see Qnews summary]

Senator Craig released a statement today calling the accusations "completely false."

"Like its previous coverage, these latest allegations are completely false and have no basis in reality," Craig says in the statement. "In fact, the paper itself states that these baseless accusations contain no definitive evidence, yet they still decided to print them anyway ... Despite the fact the Idaho Statesman has decided to pursue its own agenda and print these falsehoods without any facts to back them up, I won't let this paper's attempt to malign my name stop me from continuing my work to serve the people of Idaho."

Both men who talked to ABC News said they were frustrated with what they saw as the senator's continuing "hypocrisy'' about his sexuality. Craig has a history as a Republican legislator of opposing gay marriage and gay rights.

Jones, the former male escort, also said he was paid to have sex with Rev.Ted Haggard, who first denied, then admitted to the encounter. In Nov. 2006, Haggard resigned as president of the National Evangelical Association.

Four men have identified themselves publicly to the newspaper and claimed to have had sexual encounters with Craig, and four more men have made claims but refused to allow their names to be used.

The newspaper reported that it conducted background checks on five of the men, and found nothing to disprove their claims. The newspaper also said it verified Craig's travel records, where possible.

The Statesman acknowledged that it has not uncovered any definitive evidence of the claims - ''there are no videos, no love letters, no voice messages,'' writes veteran Statesman reporter Dan Popkey. "Like last August,'' referring to news of Craig's detention at the Minnesota airport, "they are he-said, he-said allegations about a man seeking discreet sex from partners whom he counted on to never tell."

Full articles: ABC News: Senator's Sex Life Back in the News
Salon: Craig denies new gay sex allegations